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Humble Beginnings...

Like more than a few good things in life, my whisky passion started with a dram, a dram of whisky on my wedding day. It was nothing fancy mind, just an aptly named “Founders Reserve”.  From there I dived deep into the whisky ocean, and went - like a lot of you I imagine - on a wonderful journey of discovery.  A journey not just of taste, places, and special moments in time...but of whisky people and their stories.

Whisky is a wonderful medicine. When treated with respect, it brings people together, and encourages community, sharing and enjoyment.  Whisky stimulates creativity and its appreciation. It can open up the heart and stir the soul. 

 

From just the three simple ingredients of barley, water, and yeast, and then through a romantic industrial - or even alchemical process - beautiful spirit emerges to be filled into casks, and rests there for time and wood to work their magic.  Later, sometimes much later, design & bottling occurs. Only then comes the special moment for us all to taste and discover this water of life.  

East Coast Whisky represents the continuation of this journey, into sharing with you what whisky is out there, the experiences and stories it brings, and the people it meets along its way.

There will be blogging, tastings, whisky meals, festivals, cask bottling, and more as we journey to maturation.

Our focus is coastal and local, as myself and the team are based in East Lothian and Edinburgh, Scotland. Yet we are open to all who form this global whisk(e)y community, near and far.

So welcome, pour yourself a #dramotheday and enjoy!!!

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Updated: Oct 17, 2024

November brings a couple of cracking online tastings for our community to enjoy. First up is a sensational journey through some of the best SMWS bottles of recent times, then later in the month we will dive deep into the joys of Old Pulteney, drawing on both official and independent bottles.


Back in Black Bottles - SMWS classics tasting - Friday 8th November

The Drams


SMWS 1.212 “Beeswax on Barrels” 1993 Glenfarclas 25yo 55.1%

SMWS 7.250 “A Supernatural Delight” 1990 Longmorn 30yo 57.8%

SMWS 9.13 “Timeless Allure” 1984 Glen Grant 32yo 44.7%

SMWS 12.37 “Invitation to the Promised Land” 1988 Benriach 30yo 58.9%

SMWS 29.288 “Elegant Extravagance” 1995 Laphroaig 27yo 55.8%

SMWS 39.175 “The Chocolate & Wine Diet” 1989 Linkwood 29yo 49.1%

SMWS 42.64 “Pleasure Garden” 1994 Ledaig 26yo 48%

SMWS 66.248 “Sweet Smoky Dreams are Made of This” 1997 Ardmore 25yo 56.3%

SMWS 94.14 “Mansion House Luxury” 1988 Fettercairn 32yo 52.6%

SMWS 70.40 “Eloquent Silence” 1989 Balblair 30yo 50.2%

SMWS 72.62 “Full Throttle Sophistication” 1983 Miltonduff 34yo 51.7%

SMWS 76.146 “Dancing Sevillanas in the Moonlight” 1987 Mortlach 32yo 50.7%

SMWS 115.22 “Shimmering Beauty of Butterfly Wings” 1992 Knockdhu 28yo 49.6%


The Details


We will meet on Zoom at 7.30pm, a link for this will be sent out to you in advance. If you can't make it we record our sessions so you can watch & taste along later. All 15ml or 20ml drams are sent to you in post protected packaging.


To join our community to get involved with this or any of our tastings, tours and events, please email us at dram@eastcoastwhisky or join/ping us on WhatsApp:



 
 
 
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Something new for Autumn, a triangular online whisky tasting!! We take 4 classic drams from 3 special distilleries, and create some magic. This is your only chance to try the extremely rare Glenlochy SMWS 62.1. All of these drams however are exceptional.


Highland Park

2014 Stones of Stenness 9yo SCN 58.8% - best youthful whisky of the year?

1980 Highland Park 16yo HB 43% - great old school whisky.

1978 Highland Park 18yo HB 43% - a delight.

1968 Highland Park 27yo HB 43% - very special indeed!


Glenlochy

1980 Glenlochy 27yo SV 53.9% - one of the best of the 1980 vintage.

1969 Glenlochy 25yo RM 62.2% - my 50th birthday dram!!

1976 Glenlochy 12yo SMWS 62.1 - 65.3% - have you ever drank an SMWS .1 bottle before?

1977 Glenlochy 23yo CAD 41.5% - probably the last bottle of this beauty in the world.


Scapa

2006 Scapa 17 51.2% - tasty!!

2003 Scapa 19 56.7% - extremely good

2001 Scapa 22 51.9% - delicious, and worth it!!

1993 Scapa 25 53.7% - an exceptional whisky.


The Details


We will meet on Zoom at 7.30pm on Friday 18th October. If you can't make it we record our sessions so you can watch & taste along later. All 15ml or 20ml drams are sent to you in post protected packaging.


To join our community to get involved with this or any of our tastings, tours and events, please email us at dram@eastcoastwhisky or join/ping us on WhatsApp



As we are also having an awesome whisky dinner at The Edinburgh Larder in October (see below), this will be the only online tasting this month. Given the special nature of these drams, and the extreme rareness of the Glenlochy 62.1, you will not want to miss this!!!

 
 
 

Updated: Sep 17, 2024



Hot on the heels of August's highly successful sharing plates and just a few drams (joke), we return with the ULTIMATE WHISKY FEAST @ The Edinburgh Larder, to be held from 7pm on Friday 4th October.


Now last time nearly everyone left with a whisky bottle and enjoyed roughly 14 drams (see above!), along side some delicious Scottish Tapas. This time there will be even rarer bottles, more guest surprises, a right festival of whisky, and a very special 3 course dinner...


Starter

40yr old G&M Caol Ila cured salmon, pickled cucumber, toasted rye, dill emulsion,


Main

Slow cooked shin of beef, potato and celeriac dauphinoise, charred broccolini,pickled shallots, whisky and peppercorn sauce,


Dessert

Sticky toffee pudding, salted caramel and Highland whisky sauce, whisky snaps, Vanilla ice cream.


...and something for you to take home!!


Okay so the cost is £120, you can www.paypal.me/ecwhisky (friends & family, as this is a community event) or I can send you a bank payment link. Places are limited, already there are only 12 left, so please move fast. Any questions, contact me through dram@eastcoastwhisky.com or through our ECW WhatsApp Community chat. We look forward to welcoming you for another memorable evening at The Larder.


The Edinburgh Larder - 15 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NB just off the Royal Mile.



 
 
 
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